Have you heard about the style of speaking called “vocal fry”? It’s a gravelly, low sound that is most commonly heard at the ends of sentences. The mysterious fame of Kim Kardashian brought this style of talking into the public eye, or rather, ear. Fry was named...

Do you ever feel tired, sore, or strained from talking? Does it ever become a chore to talk at the end of the day? Chances are, it’s related to the way you use your voice muscles. The two major behaviors that lead to vocal strain are: 1) Not exhaling with enough air...

“Talking From the Diaphragm” is BS Have you ever heard that you should “talk from the diaphragm” for a powerful voice? Well, it’s bull hockey. The diaphragm is the major muscle of inhalation, true. But unless there’s a neurologic problem, every breath anyone ever...

A lot of people think our voice is our voice – we have the voice we are born with and we cannot change it. This is not true! While we are born with a particular instrument, a lot goes into forming the way we use it. Sometimes it is subconscious habit (more than...

You know what I’m talking about. Women have a series of gauntlets to run in order to be taken seriously as a professional, no matter their field. A nice little overview of the overall issue of gender disparity in the workplace can be found here:...

A lot of business people come to me because someone important told them they do not have an Executive Presence because of the way they speak. Ouch. While it might be fun to delve into the societal norms that create such a rule, let’s focus on the bottom line. You need...